israel saw an exchange of violence across syria this morning. officials here said that rockets may have come from egypt so people in israel are wondering (inaudible) and whether instphablt the region right now will lead to them having confrontations with more of the enemies than jst thse in the gaza strip. >> suarez: sheera frankel of the times of london. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> ifill: finally tonight, the toll of the meningitis outbreak. 32 people have died so far, and 450 others have been sickened. as many as 14,000 people may have been exposed to the drugs injected to ease back pain. the state of tennessee was especially hard hit with 13 deaths. newshour health correspondent betty ann bowser has a look at the personal impact there and theigger questions surrounding this story. >> reporter: diana and wayne reed did everything together. they ate meals together, vacationed together, danced together, and, of course, raised their two sons, erik and kevin, together. so, 27 years ago, when wayne was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral